It's issue #186 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
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BCCI Takes BYJU’S To NCLT Over Jersey Sponsorship Dispute
A BYJU’S spokesperson said that the company is in discussions with the cricket board and expects to settle the matter soon.
Inside Foxconn’s struggle to make iPhones in India
Chinese engineers are flying to India to train the next generation of iPhone builders.
Karnataka to unveil revised biotech policy
Speaking at the inauguration of the three-day BTS, Siddaramaiah also said the state is set to launch the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) policy.
Uber Strikes Deal With London Drivers to Put Black Cabs on App
Once bitter rivals fighting for control of London’s streets, Uber and the British capital’s iconic black cab taxis are now teaming up.
This dev conference organizer seems addicted to making up women
Eduards Sizovs, the organizer behind the Devternity and JDKon developer conferences, admitted that at least one woman speaker’s profile was ‘auto-generated.’
Prominent Women in Tech Say They Don't Want to Join OpenAI's All-Male Board
After internal chaos earlier this month, OpenAI replaced the women on its board with men. As it plans to add more seats, Timnit Gebru, Sasha Luccioni, and other AI luminaries tell WIRED why they wouldn't join.
Bengaluru Tech Summit 2023: Here is all you need to know about the event
Bengaluru tech fest to be attended by delegates from over 30 countries.
Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating
Google tells users to not delete local Drive profile data while it investigates.
CZ, founder of crypto giant Binance, pleads guilty to money laundering violations
The founder and CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, agreed to plead guilty to money laundering violations and to step down from the world's largest crypto exchange as part of a sweeping settlement with U.S. law enforcement and financial regulators.
Did copy-paste really cost TCS $200 million?
2 days ago, there was a tweet from a gentleman named Dale Vaz that said–"Copy Paste may cost TCS 1,750 crores in fines!!" Lets decode.
Honorary mentions
Holiday ‘Bliss’: Microsoft’s latest ugly sweater features iconic Windows XP desktop image
The 2023 Ocean Photographer of the Year Contest
AMD unveils its largest global design centre in Bengaluru; will house 3,000 engineers
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